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J. STACK.

- TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1918.

. .]Patented July 1, 1919.

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A lilllllll-l (UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE.

JOHN STACK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY.

ncense.

To all whom it may concern y Be it known that I, J oHN STACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Toys, of which the following isa description.

My invention belongs to that general class of toys which are ac'tuatedby the manual pulling'npon a cord or: cords or similar parts, serving to put the device in motion. It has for its object the production of a toy, preferably closely imitating an aeroplane,

which, as it is actuated by'drawing. upon the cord, vclosely imitates certain movements of the said device. It consists of the'novel construction, arrangement and-combination of parts shown anddescribed and more particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In thedrawings whereln like characters indicate like or corresponding'parts,

Figure 1V is a top plan view of the device, Fig. 2 is-afront elevation,

Fig. 3. is? a transverse section on line 3 -3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4: is a vertical section on line 44 of Fl I r p I i i fsis a section in line s-s of Fig. 1, Fig. ,6 is a fragmentary detail v ew,

' 7 is a partial sectional vlew correand' I Fig. 8 is a modification of the ratchet connection for the'spool. I I

' In the drawings illustrating the preferred form of construction, 1 represents the body representing the body of an aeroplanewithin which a part of the mechanism is positioned which actuates the shaft 2 upon which is mounted the propeller'3. A suitable receptacle for a portion of the 11180113111511 preferably spherical in form, is indicated at 4: which is firmly connected to the part 1 by means of a sleeve 5. There is a shaft ex tending from the receptacle 4 through, the

sleeve 5 and carryingupon its end a pinion 7 within the body'l. The, pinion. 7 meshes fiinion 8 connected to a larger Specification of Letters Patent. I Application filed August, 19,1918. Serial No. 250,527. I

cord is pulled upon.

operated.

F1 sponding to Fig.3 showing a modificat ion,

Patented July 1', 1919.

With the free end extending through the top of the part 4: and being wound in the opposite direction tends to rotate the spool in the opposite'direction fromthat in which it is rotated awhen the downwardly extending Upon the outerface of the spool 11 a se-' ries of concentric slots or steps is formed to I constitute a ratchet member as at 13, Figs.

5 and 6, which cooperate with a spring pawl 14 secured to the shaft 6 in any preferred manner,a s forillustration, by a set screw I 15; shown in Figs. 3-5 and'fi. I 16 represents the tall or guiding-fin of the areoplane. and

. 1-7--18 the planes thereof. I 19 representsthe shaft for the wheels 20. v21 represents'the aviator in his place.

22 Fig. ,2, re resents the downward extendmg cord an 23 the upwardlyextending' means of which the devicc-yis cord by The whole device is carefully counte i balanced so that when it is suspended by the upper cord 23, the areoplane will stand-in proper, horizontal position, supporting the device by the upper cord and drawingforcibly' upon the lower cord; thespool "11 en I gages with the pawl 14 and as. the pull con.-

' tinues the cord upon the similar spool. is,

wound thereon, the device, gradually mountin g'upward by this action and a rotation being given to the shaft 6 which is transmitted as described to thepropeller 3. If the pull is gradual the'device will mount regularly upward. If the pull is more forcible, however, the aotion of the propeller. will cause the device to turn about the upper cord as a I center, the device moving forward or toward the propeller end. I p I Upon ceasing the pullonlthe lower cordi the pawl. will release from the ratchet, an

the spool will loosely rotate in the/reverse direction on the shaft '5, letting'the'device' fiadually descend, when the operation may repeated. r

' As shown in Fig. 17 the'pinion is rovid ed with cog teeth on itsface, cotiperatmg with the teeth on the strai his-pinion 21, on the propeller shaft 22, I same. L

In Fig. 8

he operation I is the a ratchet 23 is shown mounted .on the actuating shaft 6, while a cooperating spring pawl 24 is carried on the face of the spool 11. The operation is substantially-the same. I r I reverse direction.

The toy is a very attractive one for children, economical in its construction and reasonably durable in use.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is ,1. In a device of the kind described, a rotatable shaft, a spool loosely mounted on the shaft, cords oppositely wound upon the spool and extending in opposite directions therefrom, in combination with a ratchet member carried by one of said parts and a cooperating pawl by the other, whereby upon drawing upon one of the cords the spool and shaft will be rotated together, and upon drawing on the other cord the spool will be loosely rotated on the shaft in a 2. In a .device of the kind described, a rotatable shaft, a double spool loosely mounted on the shaft, cords oppositely wound upon the spool and extending in opposite directions -therefrom, in combination with a ratchet member carried by one of said partsand a cooperating pawl by the other, whereby and upon drawing upon one of the cords the spool and shaft will be rotated together and upon drawing on the other cord the spool willbe loosely rotated on the shaft in a reverse direction.

3. In a device of the kind described, a

'- mechanism between the first named shaft and the propellershaft.

4. In a device of the kind described, a casing, a rotatable shaft supported in the casing, a spool loosely mounted on the shaft, cords oppositely Wound upon the spool and extending in opposite directions therefrom, a ratchet member carried by one of said parts and a cooperating pawl by the other, a sleeve member outwardly extending from the casing within which the rotatable shaft is located, in combination with a miniature areoplane, attached to the outer end of the sleeve, a propeller shaft carried by the areoplane and intermediate mechanism between the first 4 named shaft and the propeller shaft.

5. In a device of the kind described, acasin-g, a rotatable shaft supported in the casing, a double spool mounted on the shaft, one section of the spool being larger than the other, cords oppositely wound upon the sections of the spool and extending in opposite directions therefrom, a ratchet member carried by one of said parts and a cooperating sleeve outwardly extending from the casing within which the shaft is positioned and a pinion mounted on the outer end of the shaft, in comblnatlon wlth a miniature areoplane secured to the outerend scribing Witnesses.

JOHN STACK. W'itnesses:

- J OHN W. HILL,

CHARLES I. Conn. 

